In the 12th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL), Henan Songshan Longmen and Meizhou Hakka had an accidental scene in the match. Henan team player Luo Xin in a defense, because too hard shoveling caused Meizhou team player Chen Zhechao ankle injury, the referee showed a red card directly sentenced to the field. This incident triggered a heated debate among fans.
In the 10th minute of the game, Luo Xin was robbed by his opponent while handling the ball at the back of his own field, followed by a shoveling action that was so violent that he unfortunately stepped on Chen Zhechao's ankle. At first, the referee showed a yellow card, but after watching the video replay, the referee realized the mistake and changed the yellow card to a red card. As a result, Chen Zhechao was unable to continue the game and was replaced by teammate Yang Yihu.
Luo Xin posted an apology on social media, saying, "In the match with Meizhou, due to my shoveling action is too big, resulting in the injury of the opponent's No. 15 player, I deeply apologize for this, and I hope he recovers soon."